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A 50-something with chest pain. Is there OMI? And what is the rhythm?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The fact that R waves 2 through 6 are junctional does make ischemia more difficult to interpret -- but not impossible. Back to the assessment of ischemia: Returning to the ECG, the leads that catch my eye first are -- I, II, V4, V5, V6. Ischemia can be disguised by a wide escape rhythm, which decreases the sensitivity of ECG.

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American College of Cardiology (ACC24) Show Preview: Advancing Cardiovascular Care for All

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Rapid Fire Challenging Structural Heart Imaging Cases with Heart Team Panel; Follow-up of Pacemakers and ICDS for the Non-electrophysiologist; The Real Reasons Your Patient with Heart Failure was Readmitted: Noncardiac Comorbidities, Geriatric Syndromes and Social Determinants of Health; and Death by a Thousand Cuts!